Ouch – using OpenOffice this week nearly 1) cost me £7,500 and 2) delayed a major deal…

Posted by Adrian on Mar 30, 2008 in Open Source | 5 comments I’ve been using open office for 8 months now, and had no serious interoperability issues with receiving documents that are predominately written in Microsoft Word. Well that came to an end this week with 2 incidents that are worthy of recording: Firstly, I recieved a quotation by email for some building work that was written in MS Word. I opened it in Open Office, read it, printed it, and...
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Quick review – Ubuntu Dell laptop

Posted by Adrian on Mar 17, 2008 in Open Source | 0 comments Well, it arrived, a lot quicker than expected.  And guess what, it works. Right out of the box, just plugged it in, a few basic Ubuntu setup questions, and its been on and in our kitchen at home for a week now. All I wanted from this purchase was an ubuntu laptop with a web browser that worked out the box and was reliable.  Well I got it, and it just works. Nuff said?
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progress update

Posted by Adrian on Mar 11, 2008 in Open Source | 0 comments Well we are getting dangerously close to swapping our MS Access CRM for the new php based Postgresql system that Rich has spent a year coding now – somewhat more than I originally anticipated! We will then be working on the phone system, and finally move all the client machines to Ubuntu Hardy LTS when its out. We are still very committed to the migration project, but as we are 100%...
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I’ve ordered a Dell laptop with Ubuntu…

Posted by Adrian on Mar 10, 2008 in Open Source | 0 comments I need a cheap new laptop for home use, and a quick search found a decent deal from Dell. Putting my money where my mouth is, I’ve ordered one for about £300. Shame it takes 18 days to arrive though! When it arrives, I’ll right a quick review.  Basically all I want is a laptop for the kitchen that allows web surfing, dosnt cause any hassle, and works out of the box. This is my...
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